New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-25
CAUGHT FROM MANY LIPS.
"REMINISCENCES. ANECDOTE AND DESCRIP-
TON FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.

T'ON FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.
In talking with old soldiers gets the idea that
bravery is matter OF pride than an Innate lack
Of fear, except in individuals. al saw the
man who liked diet OF powder and ball. said Charles
E. Coon. tho other dav. i have heard of men who
we're fearless to desperation. We had such a man in
our company. When VIC wero living back Of q battery.
which we were supporting he would Jump up al
though tho bullets wero flying heads in showers
and Jump around and look about, until the Captain
pushed him down. He not brave as he reck-
less He did not realize what danger was. That fol
low remember. was good poker PLAYER, But no
was one man in q thousand The ofhor 900 quito
willing to take bullets for diet. without asking
for more.n
The problem Of what boy shall do In New York. who
has an ambition to rise In the VOL Id is changing
1t has changed wonderfully since tho DAYS when
tho newspaper Office considered a royal road to
practical education. This thought impressed upon
when called a leading publisher. to ask him to
give place in his house to lad who desired to learn
the printers trade anticipating In that limo OF work
the opening by which he might climb to something bot
ter han manual labor. Tho publisher said to me :
Unless the boy has great strength of character.
tabllshed habits. and firm control Of himself beyond
what you could expect OF ordinary bcy. might
better go and drop him in the East River and be done
with ii. than to put him into printing olico In New
York city TO learn the printers trade Tho Offices here
are governed by tho unous to large extent and whns
of tho printers the country belong the
unions. some OF the worst belong them.
When they cannot get WORK olscw here hoy mock here
and by the rules of as Unions are given Work Tor a
small portion of the time each week barely Sufficient
TO support them Iho rest II the time they dlnh and
loaf around Their example and tcnDanon>hD are
enough to DESTROY any lad with whom they come IN
comtcr and t. demor ,iLe him u.tc.k. UDlc>s he has
the strength Of character To Wi hsand tchLtaOn thoy
Will lead him to ruin The county newspapers SIN
schools fcI self cducaion. lust hss wee IN tn, ia
of Greeley. Bennett. toaX AID RAY mJnd bu MT to the
extent that thcS were I'm lhos' dav,. Ia, cdor q" =
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man Of adv anccd thought vino plibtcd d. carefully
written editorials rs ANYTHING that might appear in
The London Tines Tho lad WHO came it, cont At
with such editor. putting his ideas into Vpe. and
hearing him discuss IN his sauctum tho quest of
the day, secured in that alone liberal education
Nowadays With patent plato matter and ready printed
sheets and the graf daily ,pap's going into every
community and hamlet country wcekios have became
less thoughtful to their editorial content, aud nero
rcAectors OF local events SIN ireht boy lndIiug
the type in such an Office has chance to rise In tho
world and the companionShiD and he tcmp atonS OF
tho country are comparatively light TO what thew
would be in a CITY like New York"
1t was from tho same man that I received an IN
sight into the growing importance Of the ensravcr's
art said he: "Tho of Illustrations In daily
newspapers, in weekly prints and in magazines has ex
ondod so rapidly in the last few years that there Is
profession where there so great prospect for
skill and talent in the engraver's. For instance
/ myself pay 5000 year TO young man who Is only
twenty four years Old and whose experience In en-
craving began only five years ago lis TASTE quick
side of another five years. The cnSraver OF TO-DAY
must be an artist as a operator with tho
engraver's tools. lie must not only execute designs
he must make them. There are number OF ioieieh
artists in Ncw-YOrk, who came here a. portrait pant
ers crayon artists and workers. in OIL who have found
it much more profitable to work with the pen ana
pencil preparing designs for photocngraving. one
such artist whom know Is engaged Ia ilusii ainG al
encyco tda OF biography for one OF the Ola pnDIsh
Ing houses here The book IS full OF heads auoni INC
Italia nd he f. ID
lac IS maAing 500 a week without any uoube. u
You viii IooA the pages OF " Harper or me
of ,rfIcts who have won success the National Acad
emy of Design and even ia tho Parls HhoL SIch
WORK. of course, demands high Price. one ailisl oi
this rank to my Ano" ledge eai rs T-oVoo year ana
has almost entirely put away his brush ana ms ia'
ette.'
ono OF tho euro signs OF the day that the public
has lost interest Wall Street speculation Is the clos
Ing OF a large number OF branch Offices OF brokers
which were formerly dotted all over the city above
Fourteenth-st., and as high up As Fifty -ninthst In
broadway and Fiih-avo 1t was at these ofi'c' tha'
transactions went on night, and orders were gwen
for the following days business by uptown customers
who preferred TO DO seen In Oh not 10 80 uo"n ~
ali street. No less than dozen oil the'o u AnO"
oeices have been closed within The last bA months
and a hafdOzcn more vii! DO closed on JANUARY j.
when their leases eAIIo
Two extremes Of hotel experience and management
found expression day or two ago from the Ups oi
w d. Garrison, OF the Grand OhOh' ana ioio"@ '0'" ~
~ ,he cambridge Tho Grand Union, opposite the
Grand Central station, IS distinctly uaio'eh' Ho'e"
During the year ending December -, Nh Garrison
e.td i5o 600 names were Transcribed from the hoici
rcoscr ia the ledger the Office lac hotel Is oacu
a 600. room house, but In fact has Only % Deus io
guests and crowded beyond that capacity must
nss cots IL will take only a little figuring to bear
Out Mr. GarrlsOns statement that he hao neaiy au en-
tire set OF guests e'e.9 t"en! ac"i a. yrui INV
year Mr. lsccn said to Mr. Garrison - VIII Sho%
you the contrast to that ana the o'"of M t"
have % sets of rooms. We do not iot ono ioI "'S
Than q SIX months lease, and they are All taheh oi
one to five years leases. Why, Mr. GARRISON wna '
you must pay TO bookhcepe's 10 tfahs'I!po Sor'
$50 600 names would probably more than pay my en-
tire office force"
wes,crn man who has succeeded in bringing
a,,sts in contact with wealthy patrons Is H. Jay smith,
~ Minnesota. Ilo has been spending week hero
Mr. Smith IS a pleasant sofi-eyed man. with s'ihcn
brown beard lie Is best known IN The Last %' 'no q"
direcior of the Mime ipCs Exposition iof t"o So"
sons tho collections Of paintings at this exposition ha'o
been much praised This result has been que u inc
efforts Of Mr. smith. The Northwest country Is be
coming possessed Of accumulated wealth on when cut
ure and art follow with quick silue'. to- g. o..
artists alone took $4,000 out OF Mlnhoapons W No
sale OF PICTURES on exhibition thelo ,t''
smith saws that out OF eJOO,OOo worm Va Pa".."e b,
on t,,,d In LAG he made sales to the amount 81
40 900 This fact has enabled him 10 oon ii
1ne messed it, mi Smith Is the man we have
bsep IonkInc for He is the pet OF the guiid
,A rrosent mission OF Mr. Smith In Now-forh
roc h.sn IN invite artists send examples OF thor
work to the Sub Tropical Exhibition which VIII open
in Jacksonville, Fla January 10 ana continue LII
Nav. Talking about this he remarkod' A. 70
Measure to inc to show native American arlS'o ''a'
there are generous patrons for their work In INC Noth
west and hope to be able to establish similar reia
| ,,ons In Florida Tho wealthy Northern people VINO
spend their wintors In that state are an pc ue-ony
srS and | anticipate bringing them In close commuhl-
cation with tho Of tho day: We arc In hopes
to secure the great painting OF thirst beinro filao
on that mission
| vu,,nc Of art exhibitions reminds me that among
Coma artists with whom have recently talked there
we're general expressions OF regret at the difficulties
encountered In selling their productions This has
been poor season for artists sad one OF tho eadhe